COMPREHENSIVE (PHASE 2) REVIEW

AND UPDATE TO THE BAY-DELTA PLAN

Workshop 3 Analytical Tools for Evaluating Water Supply,

Hydrodynamic and Hydropower Effects

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Continuing on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Joe Serna, Jr.-Cal/EPA Building

Sierra Hearing Room

1001 I Street, Second Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Note: Times are approximate and may shift based on the length of presentations and/or the discretion of the Water Board

Day 1: 11/13/12
9:00 – 9:10 / Welcome, agenda review
9:10 – 10:40 / Invited Panel
10:40 – 10:50 / Break
10:50 – 11:50 / Regulatory / fishery agencies
11:50 – 12:45 / Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 / Resource management agencies
1:45 – 2:45 / Environmental / NGO groups
2:45 – 3:00 / Break
3:00 – 4:00 / San Joaquin Valley water suppliers
4:00 – 4:45 / State / Central Valley Project contractors
Day 2: 11/14/12
9:00 – 9:15 / Welcome, agenda review
9:15 – 9:30 / Conclude State / Central Valley Project contractors
9:30 – 10:30 / In-Delta water interests
10:30 – 10:40 / Break
10:40 – 11:30 / Dave Vogel Workshop 2 presentation
11:30 – 12:30 / Sacramento Valley water suppliers
12:30 – 1:20 / Lunch
1:20 – 2:20 / Hydropower producers panel
2:20 – 3:20 / CA energy agencies
3:20 – 3:35 / Break
3:35 – 4:05 / Public comments
4:05 – 5:05 / Additional Water Board questions

Invited Panel

The Invited Panel assembled by Dr. Peter Goodwin, the Delta Science Program’s Lead Scientist, will focus on:

·  The CalSim II water supply model and the DSM2 and RMA2 hydrodynamic models

·  Plexus hydropower model

·  Other models as applicable

·  Results from applying these models to various scenarios

One or more of the following will make presentations:

John DeGeorge
John Durand
Greg Gartrell
Jay Lund
Bill Smith
Pete Smith
Mark Stacey

In addition, Elaine Archibald of the California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum will briefly describe the CWEMF’s capacity to assist the State Water Board.

Regulatory / fishery agencies panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
CA Dept. Fish & Game / Bob Hughes / Hydropower effects
Dean Marstaon / EC-5Q and SalSIM
Pat Coulston / Perspective on biological models
US Dept. of Interior: Fish & Wildlife Service / Julie Zimmerman
US EPA / Bruce Herbold / Available for Q&A period
US Nat’l Marine Fisheries / Steve Lindley / Chinook salmon life-cycle modeling

Resource management agencies panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
US Dept. of Interior: Bureau of Reclamation / Ron Milligan / Temperature models, CALSIM II case study, operational considerations
Paul Fujitani
Derek Hilts
Mary Johannis
Tom Fitzhugh
CA Dept. Water Resources / Parviz Nader / Tara Smith / General model descriptions
Eric Reyes / CALSIM II case study description

Environmental / NGO panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
Bay Institute / NRDC / Peter Vorster
American Rivers / John Cain
CA Sportfishing Alliance / CA Water Impact Network / Tim Stroshane
Chris Shutes
The Nature Conservancy / Ryan Luster / Multispecies ecosystem effects
Clint Alexander / Analysis using the Delta Ecological Flows Tool

Sacramento Valley water suppliers panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
N CA Water Assoc., Sacramento Valley Water Users / Water Bourez
Marc Van Camp
Mark Petrie
Kevin Petric
Scott Martin

State and Central Valley Project contractors panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
State Water Contractors, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority / TBD

In-Delta water interests panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
Bay Area Clean Water Agencies / Michael Connor / Available for Q&A period
City of Antioch / Susan Paulsen
Sacramento County Regional Sanitation District / None
South Delta Water Agency / John Herrick

San Joaquin Valley water suppliers panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
San Joaquin Tributaries Assoc. / Gary Lorden
Jay Bartroff
Dan Steiner
Avry Dotan

Hydropower producers panel

Agency / Presenter / Topic
CA Municipal Utilities Assoc. / Dave Modisette / Overview
State Water Contractors / Timothy Haines / Power capabilities, state energy laws, implications for SWRCB
Northern California Power Agency / Jerry Toenyes / CVP, possible power capabilities, and possible CVPIA impacts
CA Municipal Utilities Assoc. / Dave Modisette / Bay-Delta hydro resources, factors for SWRCB to consider in modeling

California energy agencies

Agency / Presenter / Topic
CA Energy Commission / Mike Jaske
CA Public Utilities Commission / Nathaniel Skinner
CA Independent System Operator / Dennis Peters

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